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President TrumpDonald John TrumpMidterms: The winners and losers GOP Rep. Mike Bost wins reelection in Illinois Sisolak becomes first Dem to win Nevada governor race since 1994 MORE on Wednesday named Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general after Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsElection fallout: What to watch for now The Hill’s Morning Report — Judgment Day: New data suggest big Dem gains in House, governors’ races Election Countdown: Trump frames midterm as referendum on presidency | Senate seats most likely to flip | Huge turnout raises Dem hopes | Controversy over Trump ad | Weather forecast has storm headed to key states | DOJ to monitor voting in 19 states MORE turned in his resignation from the top Justice Department role, marking a new era of oversight for the DOJ and special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE’s investigation. The president’s relationship with his top cop — and Whitaker’s now former boss — had deteriorated over the past two years following Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from the high-profile Russia probe.  In his new capacity, Whitaker will take the reins of overseeing the probe from Deputy Attorney General Rod RosensteinRod Jay RosensteinElection fallout: What to watch for now The Hill’s Morning Report — Presented by PhRMA — Trump, Obama battle for the Senate The Hill’s Morning Report — Presented by PhRMA — Final stretch to the midterms amid backdrop of violence MORE, who has been a loyal defender of the investigation since Sessions stepped aside. Whitaker is now taking on a much more public role, after serving as Sessions’ chief of staff.  Here are five things to know about the new acting attorney general. Whitaker criticized the Mueller probe Before joining the Justice Department, Whitaker frequently criticized the very probe he will now be overseeing.  Whitaker has accused the special counsel’s investigation of going “too far,” while calling on Rosenstein to “limit the scope” of the investigation. “The president is absolutely correct. Mueller has come up to a red line in the Russia 2016 election-meddling investigation that he is dangerously close to crossing,” Whitaker wrote in an op-ed for CNN in August 2017. Whitaker also previously wrote an op-ed in The Hill defending the president for firing former FBI Director James ComeyJames Brien ComeyComey cheers midterm results: ‘The giant is stirring’ Election Countdown: Election Day edition | Hour-by-hour viewer’s guide | What to watch as results come in | Pundits’ predictions | Election to deliver verdict on Trump | GOP braces for possibility of losing House | Dems see slim hopes for taking Senate James Comey knocks on doors for Virginia Democrat Jennifer Wexton MORE, while blasting DOJ officials in the Obama adm

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